Shake Russell

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Start with Deep in the West song, Signature song of the Shake Russell / Dana Cooper era; later covered by Waylon Jennings

Bio

Shake Russell is a Texas singer-songwriter who has been a defining Americana voice in the state for more than four decades. Born in Independence, Missouri, and now based in Spring, Texas, he built a following in the Houston-Austin-Dallas triangle in the 1970s and 80s, often alongside Dana Cooper. A prolific writer, his songs have been recorded by Waylon Jennings, Ricky Skaggs, Clint Black and others, and he was inducted into the Texas Songwriters Association Music Legends Hall of Fame in 2016

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